Indiana

Bibliography

Indiana is the
subject of a massive work which many philatelic
bibliophiles consider the best work ever published on
any state's postal history. Even this fine work has its
limitations, with such a poor post office listing. These
two works are the best for Indiana collectors

Market

The demand for
Indiana covers is by county. There is marked preference
for 19th Century material. While
once a fairly poplar state, there are now fewer
collectors chasing an increasing supply of covers.

2001 Update:
Among the 50 states, the District of Columbia,
R.P.O.'s and Streetcars, Indiana rates as the 15th state
in terms of percentage of cover sold at 60.59%. It ranks
21st in terms of the value of covers sold as percentage
of all town cancels sold at 1.52%. The overall rank is
11th. This is a ten year running average. The most
recent trends are declining.